[9] Rhian Daly, writing for New Musical Express gave the album four out of five stars saying, that Strange Creatures is "a trip through a dark, weird, small town where outsiders stick out like sore thumbs.

This is surely the next step forward though as they’ve produced a deeply psychological release that takes no prisoners".

[2] In a mixed review, the editorial staff for Q said "If Strange Creatures show a grander musical approach, then lyrically they're still fascinated by the bleak detail of everyday life, even if lads-night-out-gone-wrong vignette "Bonfire Of the City Boys" and sax-peppered deadpan horror story "Prom Night" flip the mundane into something more twisted".

[9] Ellie Desborough, writing for The Quietus praised the expansive sound of instrumentation on the album saying that it helped the record feel more full.

Desborough said that "This record is perhaps the first time we see Drenge exploiting the additions that were initially made to their live band, and exploring the expanded instrumentation to its full potential."